Can gunpowder cure diseases?

Black powder was invented to treat diseases.

My friend, I believe you must be familiar with this shot when you watch military film and television dramas. When the injured have no medicine, they usually take out the bullet, pour the military nitrate in the bullet on the wound, and then ignite it to temporarily treat the wound. This military nitrate is made on the basis of traditional black powder. The invention of black powder came from Sun Simiao, the "drug king", who found that the climate in the south was cold and humid, and it was easy to get sick. There is a saying in medical classics: "All diseases begin with cold and dampness". There is a poem to prove it: Du Fu-from the poisonous humidity of the South River, you didn't give me a sign from your exile; Han Yu-I know you should be interested in coming so that I can collect my bones by the river. The forest is dark and miasma is thick. The medical classics say, "Where poisonous insects haunt, there must be an antidote within a hundred steps." So he lived in Liuyang for 20 years, and finally invented the "sulfur nitrate method". He passed this black powder on to his beloved disciple Li Yi, and then he traveled all over the world and disappeared. (Later generations have said that they returned to Yaoxian County, Tongchuan, Shaanxi Province, where there is the tomb of Sun Zhenren. )

Yi Lee found it difficult to keep and control (easy to explode) when using black powder. Later, I found inspiration in the method of burning bamboo to exorcise mandrill ghosts in Jingchu era. This is the source of setting off firecrackers to exorcise evil spirits in the New Year. ) Black powder was put in a bamboo tube and lit with lead, which became the embryonic form of firecrackers now.

According to legend, in the 13th year of Zhenguan in Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin suffered from a strange disease, including abdominal distension, chills and nonsense. The doctors in Imperial Hospital are helpless. Only by publishing the list of empires can this strange disease be cured. On this day, a long white-haired man came to the city gate. Veteran dragon stood in front of the imperial case, looked at it, pondered for a long time, stretched out his hand to uncover the corner of the imperial case, but let go of his hand, still standing there thinking about something. Not far away, imperial guards immediately came to him. On him, he said, "Why did the Taoist priest only reveal a corner of the imperial list, but he refused to reveal it again?" Does he have scruples? " The white-haired old man said, "I wanted to reveal the imperial list, but there was no panacea to cure the emperor's illness." I took off the corner of the imperial list and recommended someone to the palace, which will definitely cure the emperor's illness ... "The guard said," May I ask the name of the Taoist priest and who he recommended? The young people will report it in time! The white-haired old man smoothed his beard and said with a smile, "I am a poor man named Sun Miao. The man I'm talking about is li miao from Liuyang in the south of the Yangtze River. As far as being original is concerned, he is the only person in the world who treats the emperor's illness! General, please report in time, and there must be no mistakes! " The guard said, "Don't worry, Taoist. I will report to Lord Wei! " Say and upon turned to leave.

When Wei Zhi heard the report of the Imperial Army, he was shocked: "Oh, Sun Simiao, that is the world-famous drug king. Where is he now? " Take me to him! You are really confused! The guard grunted and quickly took Kevin·Z to the gate, but Sun Simiao had already left, and he didn't know where he had gone. However, there are more than a dozen people watching the royal list, and there are many comments. Wei Zhi, I'm so sorry. Legend has it that Sun Simiao lived in Liuyang in the south of the Yangtze River, and later traveled around the world and became a fairy. Did the drug king come to give Xiaguan some advice and give him a good medicine to treat the emperor? He walked to the front of the imperial list and saw two words written below: Li Fang, the great Yao in Liuyang, firecrackers to drive away evil spirits. If this person comes, the recovery of the dragon body is just around the corner. Being original recommends this person, remember not to make mistakes! Sun Simiao's problem. Wei Zhi stumbled to Taizong's bedroom, knelt down and said, "Your Majesty is so happy. Today, Sun Simiao, the immortal drug king, left a motto and recommended Li Yi, a famous doctor in Jiangnan. He can use firecrackers to exorcise evil spirits, cure the emperor's illness, and the emperor's dragon body will soon recover! " Li Shimin heard that there was a man of God pointing out, and quickly said, "Firecrackers? Li Wei? Since the medicine king recommended him, he must be an extraordinary doctor. Why don't you send a letter quickly and let this magical doctor exorcise ghosts and evil spirits for me! " In a short time, he rushed out of the Forbidden City in Beijing on a fast horse and went to the south of the city ... Li Yi took firecrackers into the palace to see a doctor. After the firecrackers exploded in the palace, Emperor Taizong felt that the stone that had been pressing on his heart had finally fallen to the ground and he was relieved. Li Yi gave Tang Taizong some prescriptions for regulating breath and calming nerves, and the prescription for eliminating stagnation and dampness was taken by Tang Taizong. In a few days, Taizong recovered. Since then, Liuyang fireworks have spread all over the world and become tributes. Slowly, the miasma in the south disappeared, and the south became a fertile land suitable for human habitation.

Traditional Chinese medicine has existed since the beginning of Chinese civilization and plays an extremely important role in the inheritance of Chinese civilization. Compared with Europe's powerlessness to plague and Black Death, we are so happy. However, many of us don't realize the scientific nature of TCM now, which has set off a wave of anti-TCM. For example, Liang Qichao, Hu Shi, Lu Xun and now Fang are deeply responsible.

Chinese medicine, in my opinion, has a history of five thousand years. It is based on Taoism and combines Confucianism and Buddhism. This is the essence of our traditional culture. However, Chinese medicine can't do it quickly, and it is difficult to develop without standard theory. This is also the biggest problem of Chinese medicine now. The voice of questioning the scientific nature of traditional Chinese medicine has a long history. In modern times, it has become fashionable to scold Chinese medicine, and it is difficult to get rid of the hat of "unscientific Chinese medicine" Therefore, although many people are not opposed to Chinese medicine, they hope to transform Chinese medicine with "science" and think that scientific Chinese medicine is safer and more effective. But in reality, scientific Chinese medicine has become the westernization of Chinese medicine. In some people's eyes, "unscientific" Chinese medicine needs scientific western medicine to verify, and the effectiveness of Chinese medicine should be tested in clinical trials according to the methods of western medicine. Folk Chinese medicine practitioners who have a skill and can see a doctor are not qualified to practice medicine; And some graduates who have received college education and obtained doctor qualification certificates will not see a doctor. Hospital preparations of traditional Chinese medicine have to go through animal experiments, drug toxicity and pharmacological verification, and the "western management of traditional Chinese medicine" has forced back many "panacea". As the saying goes, only the feet know whether the shoes fit or not. If we put this "foot" of Chinese medicine on the "shoes" of westernization, it can only be a constant "cutting foot and fitting shoes". In fact, shoes are not suitable. What needs to be changed is shoes, not surgery on the feet. Only tailor-made shoes for Chinese medicine can keep pace with the times. Don't let the so-called "science" hinder the development of Chinese medicine (the same is true of fireworks and firecrackers, such as the mass casualties caused by the destruction of fireworks and firecrackers by Guizhou Safety Supervision Bureau, and a safety supervision department requires fireworks and firecrackers to be displayed and sold in glass cabinets).

Moreover, many people now have a general feeling that the curative effect of traditional Chinese medicine is getting worse and worse, and the proven prescription has not changed, but taking medicine according to the prescription is ineffective. The reason is that there is a shady situation in the field of Chinese medicine that ordinary people can't understand, and Chinese medicine will die of Chinese medicine sadly! Chinese herbal medicines have always paid attention to the place of origin, that is, "authentic". This is a law that has been explored through practice for five thousand years. A large number of experiments show that once the environment is changed, the efficacy often fails. Since the abolition of Chinese medicine in Thai hospitals in the late Qing Dynasty, Chinese medicine has been left out in the cold. After the baptism of "modernization", it is now stormy. At present, western medicine, Chinese medicine, western medicine and Chinese medicine are more scientific. With our current cognition, it is impossible to make a judgment. So the most important thing is not who overwhelms who first, but to protect one of the two systems from dying first. Fortunately, the SARS in 2003 made the country aware of the merits of Chinese medicine, and now it has increased its support for Chinese medicine and Chinese medicine. This is the luck of the country and Chinese medicine! All diseases begin with cold and dampness, from Treatise on Febrile Diseases to Treatise on Febrile Diseases in Qing Dynasty. It is believed that the main reasons for people's illness are the interaction between cold and summer, and the stagnation of dampness and evil. Physicians in past dynasties have some original opinions, the most famous of which are "Three Scenes" and "Four Fever" in Sun Simiao and Qing Dynasty. On the basis of Ge Hong, Tao Hongjing and Qingnangjing, Sun Simiao finally invented the charcoal-oriented "Sulphur-Nitrate Method" by chance. Its compatibility is simple and rigorous, and it has the functions of harmonizing yin and yang, aromatic resuscitation, eliminating dampness and benefiting qi, and supporting yang, which is beneficial to all diseases. It is indeed worthy of the evaluation of the four great inventions of "Chinese medicine secret capsule participating in Confucianism, the principle of Danggui Dao, and the medicine passed from fairy to living after Dan hung his elbow"!